يا حاجِباً عن عيوني طَيفَ صورَتهِ

يا حاجِباً عن عيوني طَيفَ صورَتهِ

ابعَثهُ مُستَتِراً في لَيلَةِ الأرقِ

ابعَثهُ مُستَتِراً في لَيلَةِ الأرقِ

O you who conceal from my eyes the phantom of his image,

O one who veils from my eyes the image of his form

send it, veiled, in the night of sleeplessness.

Send it to me covertly in the sleepless night

وَلا تَخَف من ضِيا صُبحِ الجَبينِ فقد

وَلا تَخَف من ضِيا صُبحِ الجَبينِ فقد

عَرفتَ فرطَ سوادِ الشَعرِ وَالحدقِ

عَرفتَ فرطَ سوادِ الشَعرِ وَالحدقِ

And do not fear the light of the brow's dawn, for

And fear not the gleam on my brow at dawn, for you know

you know the intense blackness of the hair and pupils.

The excess blackness of my hair and eyelids